CVE-2026-42151
HIGHPrometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API
Title source: cnaDescription
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the client_secret field in the Azure AD remote write OAuth configuration (storage/remote/azuread) was typed as string instead of Secret. Prometheus redacts fields of type Secret when serving the configuration via the /-/config HTTP API endpoint. Because the field was a plain string, the Azure OAuth client secret was exposed in plaintext to any user or process with access to that endpoint. This issue has been patched in versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3.
References (37)
Core 37
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42852
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40768
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25039
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25245
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25504
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42151
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466507
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/security/advisories/GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18587
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18590
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.11.3
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.5.3
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40970
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40972
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41019
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41030
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34357
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34359
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36796
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36797
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37271
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37267
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44622
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47149
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47952
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
27.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
CWE-256
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (4)
prometheus/prometheus
0.45.2 - 0.311.3Go
prometheus/prometheus
2.48.0 - 3.5.3
prometheus/prometheus
< 3.5.3
prometheus/prometheus
>= 3.6.0, < 3.11.3
Published
May 04, 2026
Tracked Since
May 05, 2026